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NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 27 points and the Brooklyn Nets built a huge lead before beating the Toronto Raptors 114-105 on Friday night. Kevin Durant had 17 points and Nic Claxton chipped in 15 for the Nets, who have won four consecutive games. Pascal Siakam scored 24 …
Read More »Canada’s basketball women into World Cup semifinals for 1st time since 1986
No one on Canada’s roster was alive the last time the team won a medal at the women’s World Cup. Now the Canadians are a win away from securing one for the first time since 1986, when they captured the bronze. Kia Nurse scored 17 points to lead a balanced …
Read More »Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for basketball star Brittney Griner
An emotional Brittney Griner apologized for her actions as her drug possession trial drew to a close Thursday in Russia, and a prosecutor urged that the American basketball star be convicted and sentenced to 9-½ years in prison in a case that reached the highest levels of U.S.-Russia diplomacy. With a …
Read More »Steve Nash headlines list of inductees to Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame
Steve Nash, a two-time NBA MVP and voted one of the league’s 75 greatest players of all time, is among a group of seven who will be inducted into the Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame. Nash will enter as part of the class of 2021 alongside Stewart Granger and Angela …
Read More »Local talent on new pro team look to fuel Montreal’s rise as a basketball city
Hernst Laroche has a lot of stamps on his passport. During his eight-year professional basketball career, the Montrealer has played in the Czech Republic, Tunisia, Argentina, France and Ukraine. His latest stop, however, is his most cherished. He’s home now. Laroche will be one of the team captains for the …
Read More »Upstart Maritime basketball league hopes to keep women on the court
The Maritime Women’s Basketball Association (MWBA) was made for people like Ellen Hatt. Hatt, a 25-year-old from Halifax, finished her four-year run on the Acadia women’s basketball team in 2019. Graduation, however, brought an abrupt end to her basketball career. “It was such an identity for me. But there was …
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